ROLLUP: OpenSea Arrest | Optimism OP Airdrop | Kanye West NFTs | OpenSea Arrest | Solana Halted | ETH 2.0 Merge | Velodrome
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Optimism's Airdrop Impact
This chapter explores the recent distribution of OP tokens by Optimism, focusing on its equitable approach that prioritizes genuine users. It discusses the surge in ETH addresses and participation rates, positioning Optimism's airdrop as a potential rival to Uniswap's success. The chapter also highlights the technical challenges faced during the airdrop and the implications of token claiming on the future of Layer 2 solutions.
Last Week of May, 2022
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0:00 Intro
4:45 MARKETS 5:08 BTC Price 5:45 ETH Price 7:15 FTX Surpasses Coinbase https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149654/ftx-surpassed-coinbase-as-second-biggest-centralized-crypto-exchange-in-may 9:19 Gemini Layoffs https://decrypt.co/101881/gemini-lays-off-10-staff-prepare-crypto-winter
11:00 NEWS
12:00 Optimism ($OP) Drop https://app.optimism.io/airdrop/check 16:11 OP Price https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/optimism 18:04 Recapping the Airdrop https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/thread/1532110295421829123 22:45 Burning https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1531915789103599616 25:10 Fee Revenue https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1531814581932158977 26:58 Coinbase Supports $OP https://twitter.com/coinbaseassets/status/1531754747321262080 27:35 Controversial Governance https://gov.optimism.io/t/users-who-sold-the-initial-op-airdrop-should-become-ineligible-for-all-future-airdrops/2143 30:34 Cobie’s Response https://gov.optimism.io/t/extended-ineligibility-for-future-airdrops/2249
34:14 Velodrome Airdrop https://stakingbits.medium.com/velodrome-finance-velo-airdrop-is-live-heres-how-to-claim-43e65c5c18f2 37:05 L2 Fees https://l2fees.info/l1-fees
39:32 OpenSea Front-Runner Facing Charges https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-employee-nft-marketplace-charged-first-ever-digital-asset-insider-trading-scheme 45:08 Front-Running https://twitter.com/Dogetoshi/status/1532052263375708162
49:20 ETH 2.0 Merge https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/05/30/ropsten-merge-announcement/
52:08 Pooly NFT https://blockworks.co/pooltogether-flocks-to-nfts-to-raise-legal-defense-funds/
53:50 Kanye West Yeezus https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149745/kanye-wests-yeezus-files-for-nft-trademarks
55:35 Risks of Liquid Staking https://twitter.com/dannyryan/status/1531383030786314240
1:00:00 Battle for the Apes Avalanche: https://forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-idea-otherside-as-an-avalanche-subnet/6369 Immutable X: https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP/status/1530491299727556609 1:03:25 AVAX vs Immutable X https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP/status/1530491299727556609
1:03:51 Solana Down Again https://twitter.com/solanastatus/status/1532043450107015168?s=21&t=OD7ahgCknAnOgQClUhELIQ
1:05:44 Jobs https://pallet.xyz/list/bankless/jobs
1:07:30 RELEASES 1:07:45 Bankless DAO Tax Guide https://twitter.com/TaxDroid/status/1532036819189129218 1:09:10 Zerion Mobile Wallet https://zerion.io/blog/announcing-the-zerion-smart-wallet/ 1:10:40 Voltz Protocol https://twitter.com/voltz_xyz/status/1532029218518876161 1:12:52 DeFi Saver L2 https://twitter.com/DeFiSaver/status/1531299975661068288 1:13:50 Immutable IMX Staking https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1531081329865269248?s=20&t=kCTh4dBgrmptze-ut3gS3Q 1:14:30 Lummis Crypto Bill https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149186/heres-a-full-draft-of-senator-cynthia-lummis-landmark-crypto-bill 1:16:18 Binance $500m Raise https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/01/binance-labs-closes-500m-fund-to-focus-on-web3-and-blockchain-adoption/ 1:18:00 Blockspace Demand https://twitter.com/frogmonkee/status/1532092154037907457 1:22:50 New Use Cases https://twitter.com/cryptoversidad/status/1532099747783159808?s=20&t=KcDR2bM8-9ajrtWT4AOaWg
1:26:30 TAKES 1:27:08 Understanding the Merge https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1531710201639882756?s=20&t=YP7GlgRatNiU0azz-leO4g 1:28:26 DAO Human Trilemme https://twitter.com/owocki/status/1531728875335524352 1:32:50 EVM https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1532198738927579137
1:33:30 What David’s Bullish On 1:36:00 What Ryan’s Bullish On
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